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Having been on a growth trajectory for some years, the number of ICANN-accredited registrars based in China appears to be on the decline. According to my records, so far this year 26 registrar contracts have been terminated, voluntarily or otherwise, 1...
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October 1, 2018 Kevin Murphy
compliance, Domain Registrars
ICANN has closed its investigation into GoDaddy’s Whois practices with no action taken. Senior VP of compliance Jamie Hedlund yesterday wrote to David Redl, head of the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration, to provide an ...
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August 9, 2018 Kevin Murphy
compliance, Domain Registrars, gdpr, NTIA
While ICANN reckons it will act “reasonably” when it comes to enforcing compliance with its incoming GDPR emergency policy, there are some things it simply will not tolerate. The policy expected to be approved tomorrow and immediately incor...
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May 16, 2018 Kevin Murphy
compliance, Domain Policy, gdpr
CentralNic appears to be acting as a caretaker for the failing new gTLDs .fan and .fans. IANA records show that a company lawyer took over as administrative contact for the pair late last week. Asiamix Digital, the original registry, is still listed as...
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May 14, 2018 Kevin Murphy
compliance, Domain Registries
Kuwait Finance House has become the latest new gTLD registry to get slapped with an ICANN breach notice for not paying its quarterly fees. The company is a 40-year-old, Sharia-compliant Kuwaiti bank managing assets of $55.52 billion, according to Wikip...
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April 30, 2018 Kevin Murphy
.xn--ngbe9e0a, .بيتك, compliance, Domain Registries, kuwait finance house
ICANN has decided to call off a scheduled audit of its registrar base, to enable registrars to focus on sorting out compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation. The biannual audit, carried out by ICANN Compliance, was due to start in May. As...
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April 30, 2018 Kevin Murphy
audit, compliance, Domain Registrars, gdpr
Another new gTLD registry has been slapped with an ICANN breach notice after failing to pay its fees. California-based dotCOOL, which runs .qpon, seems to be at least six months late in making its $6,250 quarterly payment to ICANN, according to the not...
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April 23, 2018 Kevin Murphy
.qpon, compliance, Domain Registries, dotcool, icann. breach
Are .fan and .fans the latest new gTLDs to go out of business? It certainly looks that way. ICANN has hit the registry with a breach notice for unpaid dues and stripped it of its registrar accreditation. In addition, its web sites no longer appear func...
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April 18, 2018 Kevin Murphy
asiamix digital, compliance, Domain Registries, dotfans, fan domains
ICANN is looking into claims that GoDaddy is in breach of its registrar accreditation contract. The organization last week told IP lawyer Brian Winterfeldt that his complaint about the market-leading registrar throttling and censoring Whois queries ove...
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April 9, 2018 Kevin Murphy
compliance, Domain Registrars, port 43, raa, throttling, winterfeldt
ICANN has slapped .feedback operator Top Level Spectrum with a contract breach notice after a huge complaint about alleged fraud filed by a gang of big brands. The company becomes the third new gTLD to be hit by a breach notice, and the first to receive one as a result of losing a Public Interest […]
